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SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1931 The ADVOCATE The YOUNGER SET EDITORIAL PAGE (B y OKN KVA !VKY> THE ADVOCATE ing to its members and well-wisher» 1 throughout the world We hope that j this controversy between these organ izations will not deter in the I Published Every Saturday at Suite SI2-3IS Macleay Building. Portland. Ore. least—those wt\o are giving or plan ATwater *53« — Telephones — UArSetd 75*3 ing to give aid to this needy cause EA G LE P E N C IL S y Rosalie Jhrd Mrs. Keren ^Collina is back home after a brief trip to Seattle CO BEATRICE H. CANNADY............................................................. KdiU" •»* PaMisAer Factories in Long Range Success” YANCY FRANKLIN.................................................. issisuru V«u«ager and ( ompouiot WILLIAM PICKENS ................................................................................... U h m by Merryle Stanley KuIccyWr is a booklet of twenty-four |>agca recently ROSALIE BIRD _______________________ ______ Reporter ..... Health Editor received at our desk from the Kaglr DaNORVAL UNTHANK, M. D. It Love Editor Pencil C o . of New York City. NANCY LEE ---- ---------- ----- iclis o f the growth and development Geneva Ivey _ ........ - __ ___________ __ ____ ___ _______ Younger Set Editor of the company. KITS REID. RALPH C CLDYE AND CLIFFORD MITCHELL......... The Advocate wishes to congratu Subscription Rate* (Payable in Advance): One Year, $2.SO; Six Month*. late the Berolyheittiers, owners of the S I. SO; Three Months, fl.0 0 Miss Rosalie Bird. 1 agle Pencil C o , on the 75th anniver Entered aa Second Class Matter in the Post Office at Portland. Oregon. sary of the company. It is remarkable tSSl tiantenbein Avenue Under the Act of 1912 to note that .the management and Phone MU 16SÖ ownership during the entire three score and fifteen years have remained WHERE TO BUY THE ADVOCATE being too radical in its procedure and in the Berlvheimer family public uterances. that it made enemies In honor of .Airs. W illiam Payne In spite of intense competition the intsead of friends for the unfortunate Kagle pencil holds it own as one of of Los Angeles, Mr and Mrs Will At the Advocate oifice, 212 Macleay lads and that the I I. D. was against the most popular and serviceable in I Gragg entertained at late supper at building. any end everybody who failed to agree the country. their home in Alberta Sunday after Rutherford's Barber Shop. 340 W il with its communistic views. church service Covers were laid for ----------------O---------;----- liams avenue, in Foater's Pool HalL seven On Monday morning. Mrs. The LL.D. points out that the N A N A.A.C.P. D R IV E The Elba building. 310 W Oliarne A.C.P. certainly could not hold radi Kuhy llardm was hostess at breakfast avenue. Ad The local branch of the National for the pleasure of Mrs Payne calism against it on the ground that Medley Hotel Restaurant, Interslate the N.A A C P hired Clarence Harrow Association for the Advancement oi ditional honoree was Mrs. Fred D Avenue (in Medley Hotel). Mrs. to represent the association in the Colored People is conducting its an Thomas. Mrs. Payne's sister. Friendship Pool Hall. Sixth, near famous Sweet case and that the N A nual Spring Drive for new members Thomas took her sister to witness the A.C.P and everybody else knew Dar- and a renewal of the old ones Three W alkathon at Lotus Isle Tuesday nite Glisan (W est Side). Holliday and Holliday, 125 North row to the a pronounced atheist and pretty and popular high school misses Mrs Payne left Wednesday morning have been chosen as candidates for for her home She is popular in church a radical. Sixth street. The latest reports from both organ ' Miss Portland" and a silver cup. The and club circles and active in the Old izations are somewhat further confus drive is as worthy as it is necessary Folks' Home work W H IC H S H A L L IT BE? ing. The N A A.C.P charges that and we hope every colored man. w o The baby contest sponsored by the practically all of the defendants have man and child will give their fullest Numerous press releases have been signified their desire that the N A A support to the worthy effort The con City Club under the leadership of Mrs test is in keeping with a nation-wide II D Fuller, was quite a success received at our office regarding the C.P. represent them while an I.L.D. effort of the manner for raising funds I More than twenty-five children were release arriving in the same mail states eases of nine colored boys sentenced for the work of the organization beautiful in a Maypole drill. Little to die for the alleged raping of two that the I.L.D.'s attorneys had just Francis Bruce led a chorus of six succeeded in getting a change of venue “ notorious white prostitutes” , down in girls in a Charleston number Ida Alabama Some of the releases are —which had been denied before its I.ightford Lovell and little David Ful entrance into the case And so on . from the headquarters of the Interna ler were chosen as the queen and king tional Labor Defense of N Y C. and Now the question is not whether of the contest, the former turning in some from the N.A A .C .P . also oi these counter charges are true or false thirty-five dollars. but whether these organizations in NYC. ClmrrltpH It appears that the I.L.D. was the first of the twp organizations to come to the defense of the unfortunate lads, sending attorneys from N. Y. C. to Scottsboro. Ala., to represent them Later, William Pickens, field secre tary of the N.A.A.C.P. wrote a letter to the I.L.D. praising their efforts in the cases, pledging his support and urging every Negro in the United States to do likewise Later the N.A. A.C.P. officially announced its en trance into the case, stating that the association had retained four las» »era for the defense. Both organizations then proceeded to villify each other while the nine convicted boys facing the electric chair try hard to under stand why these organization are fuss ing and squabbling over who is to lead and who is to follow. Being of the underprivileged and exploited class, they hardly know- what its all about and in the confusion it appears they hardly know which way to turn or just who to look to for help. Am ong other things the I.L.D charges the N.A A.C.P. with negli gence and also that some of the or ganization's heads have little sympathy with the real problems confronting the Negro race.and workers in general and that they are “ tools of the boss imperialists”. The N.A.A.C.P. among other things, charges the I.L.D. with their zeal for publicity and in thei selfishness, are going to quibble over who shall or shall not lead while nine innocent Negro youths face the elec tric chair It appears to us that the ethical thing for N.A A.C.P to do is to sub mit in this case to the priority of the 1 L L D .'s attorneys and bring the full support of that great organization to bear upon it and lay aside the de sire for leadership in the matter In doing so the N A.A.C P does not ne cessarily have to become communistic in its views. If it does not do so, as it has already announced it would not work wjth 'the j l .D., and these boys go to the electric chair for want of support, it will have a lot of explain- — B A P T IS T S — Mount Olivet Baptist Church East First and Schuyler Sts. Rev J. L. Caston. Minister Shiloh Baptist Church East 7th and Everett Sts. — EPISCOPALIAN— St. Phillip* Mission Knott and Rodney Sts. Blaine Coles, Lay Reader Knights o f Pvthias Meets errrv second and fourth Friday evenings in each month at the ELKS NEW HALL Williams Avenue and McMillan St. E. D. CANNADY. C G WYATT W. WILLIAMS, K. of R. S. The Oldest Negro Business In Portland Is The Advocate Publishing Co* Published Every Saturday for the Past Twenty-Six Years/ Publishers of “ The Advocate” — A 16-Page Newspaper In Two Sections! BEATRICE H. C A N N A D Y , M anager G. FREEMAN BROTHERS TRANSFER Office Phone: BRoadway 1885 430 HOYT STREET :: Portland, Oregon Residence Phone GArfield 8019— 310 Tillamook Street Successors to E. Richardson Baggage Transfer Holliday 8C Holliday Bethel A. M E. Church Larrabee and MeMillen Sts Rev. Daniel G. Hill Jr., Minister First A M E. Zion Church 417 Williams Ave. Mrs F. D Thomas and Mrs E L. Jamison witnessed the Walkathon at Lotus Isle Thursday night. :: PORTLAND, OREGON Bethel Church News Bethel By The Bridge On Larrabbee and MeMillen Sts. Rev D. G. Hill, Pastor Marguerite Griffith— Reporter The Reverend Daniel G. Hill. Jr will preach at 11a m. on "The Great Adventure . The public is invited to attend. The “ Adventurers’ Club” of; High School School Girls and Boys will have charge of the Sunday Night service from 8 to 9 P.M This program will be an observance of the annual "G o to High School—Go to College” campaign conducted by Negro Fra ternities and Sororities throughout the country. Mr. Betts, a former student at the University of California and at present a dental student at Pacfic Den- College, will be the principal speaker. Donald Rutherford, presi dent, will preside and Thelma and Is- adore Morton will conduct drvotionals Musical and Literary numbers will be rendered by the members. An inter esting and inspiring program is prom ised. Rev Hill will deliver the Mens Day address at the First A. M E Church, Seattle, at 8 PP M. Ml. OLIVET CHURCH NOTES Equipped with the Very Latest, We Are In a Position to Care for Men, Women and Children Come— Let Ut Serve YouI H O L L ID A Y & H O LL ID A Y r ~ ------ - ANNOUNCEMENT DeNORVAL I NTH ANK. M. I). After March 15th, 1931, Dr. De Norval Unthank will move his office from 361 Benton St., to permanent offices in the Arata Bldg , at 12yi North 6th Ct., Phones: ATwater 1703; MU. 2621. The Narcissus Club of South Port land is sponsoring a card party at the F.lks Temple. May 16 The club met on the 12th at the home of Mrs. L Evans The next meeting will he at the home of Mrs. Freda Johnson. Rev W . R. Lovell. Minister T on so ria l P arlors 125 NORTH SIXTH STREET insane and grounds Dinner was en joyed at the Grey Belle Attorney John H. Jamison and Y J F'ranklin were included in the party which com bined pleasure and business. — M E T H O D IS T — SYRACUSE L O D G E N O . 1 The Junior department of the Sun day School certainly did its duty hon oring mother. At 7 P.M. the young sters presented a play, "The Home Maker and Her Aids”. Another inter esting feature of the evening last Sun day was a talk given by Mrs. Norton. The M t Climbers will meet at 3:30 P.M. Sunday. Sunday evening the public forum subject: “ Lessons Ne groes should Learn From the Dismis sal of Waiters at the Portland Hotel” . Last Tuesday night at her* home Mrs G. G. Gardner was hostess of the Searchlight Club on Thursday. The Sunday School teachers and offi cers met Friday evening to talk about the Sunday School picnic We all hope for a Union picnic. Don’t you ? Some o f the Young people attended Mrs \V G. Bird presented her sis- trr Mrs Flizaheth Slaughter with a gorgeous davenport lamp, a bouquet of Mowers and a delicious home made cake in honor of the latter's birthday Mr and Mrs Randolph Raldwin were hosts to the Zion Club Friday at their home on Halsey street. Mrs Pearl Caroll entertained at a lovely pajama party last Saturday night at her home on Ivy Street a banquet at Sunnyside Methodist church last Friday A Thing of Fashion and Beauty A fashion tea will he given by the Searchlight Club May 25, 1931 In the to wet* auditorium of thf church COOK with KRAFT American Cheese MURING CARNIVAL IN SPOTLIGHT (By N. A. A. C. P. Press Com.) The Fsperanto Breakfast v lub met last Wednesday with Mrs t'ora L. Jamison, hostess, at her home on tiar- ficlil Avenue At the close of the Uttsi nes and study hours, the hostess served a delicious hot "brunch", The Vaughn Boys of Seattle gave a dance at the Flks Temple last Sa turday It was well attended and thor otighly enjoyed A very brilliant social event of the season was the wedding reception hon oring the marriage of Miss Kozclia llortense Phelps of Seattle to Mr Stanton Duke of Portland, last W ed nesday night at the Williams Avenue Branch Y The reception room was adorned with beautiful cut Mowers which were used in a profusion A gorgeous centre piece of mixed rose buds adorned the table from which the refreshments were served Those assisting Mrs Josephine Duke, mother of the groom were Mrs l\ M l'hclps and Mrs Garner, mother and grand mother respectively of the firide Others were Mrs Morrison. Mrs II Duke and Mrs C F Cantrell Re criving at the (Joor was Mrs W 11 Brown Miss Anna Morrison intro I duerd the guests. The bride who received many beautiful and service j able gifts was charming in a gown of j chantilly lace After the reception the ; Mrs Willis Reed who will leave soon newlyweds left for Vancouver ami 1 ) for an extended trip south was the other points in Canada on their honey guest of Mrs Beatrice Cannady on a moon. They w ill he at home after | motor trip to Salem last Wednesday June I at *-7 Fast Ulh Street N. Persons and places visited were G ov SIN G LE G IRLS ernor Julius Meier. 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Aa he was only two miles away from the break, he readily agreed to make temporary repairs •t once, and proceeded to do so. This actlqp on his part turned out to be more In the line of duty than be realised, for ten mlnulea after his return to hla office he re ceived a call from Encampment, over the newly repaired line, to the effect that two robbers had entered a store at that place, bound the proprietor and hla clerk, and es caped with a sum of money from the safe. They were headed north towards Saratoga In a small coupe. Accordingly, the constable, who had just repaired the telephone line, and the deputy sheriff blocked the Saratoga bridge across the Platte river, and within thirty min utes caught the robbers, who bad the money with them. When ar raigned In court, they pleaded guil ty and were sentenced to serve from four to nine years In thw-penl- tontlary. 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